Expected Current Affairs Quiz 2nd December

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Here is Expected Current Affairs Quiz 2nd December for upcoming Banking exams like IBPS Clerk. This quiz contains important questions which match the pattern of IBPS Clerk and other Banking Exams, so make sure you attempt Expected Current Affairs Quiz 2nd December to check your preparation level.

Expected Current Affairs Quiz 2nd December

Que. 1

Recently, declaration was signed by the ASEAN leaders for launching ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). AEC will comprise of how many countries?

1.

20

2.

25

3.

30

4.

10

5.

15

Solution

Answer: ASEAN comprises of 10 members. The declaration was signed at the 27th ASEAN Summit held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AEC would be a regional economic bloc similar to that of European Union (EU). AEC would Integrate Southeast Asia’s diverse 10 economies with combined population of 620 million people and a combined GDP of 2.4 trillion US dollars, into one economic zone.

Name the new President of Argentina who defeated Daniel Scioli of ruling Peronist Party and ended the 12 years of leftist rule in Argentina?

1.

Ecuador Duhalde

2.

Mauricio Macri

3.

Daniel Scioli

4.

Nestor Kirchner

5.

Fernando De La Rua

Solution

Answer: Mauricio Macri, candidate of Republican Proposal Party has won Argentina’s 2015 Presidential election. Mr Macri had secured more than 53 per cent of the total votes. Mauricio Macri defeated Daniel Scioli of ruling Peronist Party and ended the 12 years of leftist rule in Argentina. Before stepping into politics, he was a businessman with a civil engineering degree.

Pfizer Inc, has signed a deal with an Ireland based pharmaceutical company, set to become largest pharmaceutical company in the world after the merger. Name the company?

1.

SAFC

2.

Covidien

3.

Teleflex Medical

4.

Allergan

5.

None of these

Solution

Answer:

Pfizer Inc, US drugs has signed a deal to buy Ireland based Allergan for 160 billion dollars.

This will be the biggest pharmaceuticals merger deal in history of healthcare sector. This deal will allow Pfizer. Inc to escape high US corporate tax rates (around 35%) by shifting its headquarters to Dublin where corporate tax is as low as 12.5 % (Lowest among major countries).

According to ‘The Human Cost of Weather Related Disasters,’ report, which of the following country is affected the most by weather-related disasters from 1995 to 2015?

1.

India

2.

China

3.

Ethiopia

4.

Yemen

5.

Philippines

Solution

Answer: According to the report, China is affected the most by weather-related disasters from 1995 to 2015. Report titled,‘The Human Cost of Weather Related Disasters,’ was released by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). As per the report, United States, China, India, Philippines and Indonesia are the 5 countries hit by the highest number of disasters.

Name the Indian journalist who was conferred with 2015 Ramnath Goenka Lifetime Achievement Award?

1.

Kuldip Nayar

2.

Swapan Dasgupta

3.

Sucheta Dalal

4.

Vikram Chandra

5.

Barkha Dutt

Solution

Answer: Kuldip Nayar was honoured with Ramnath Goenka Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to journalism. Kuldip is a former editor of Indian Express who is known for leading a protest against the excesses of the administration during the Emergency (21-month period in 1975–77).

Name the company with whom ATP World Tour has signed its biggest sponsorship deal for the next 5 years?

1.

Facebook

2.

Emirates Airlines

3.

Nike

4.

Adidas

5.

Corona

Solution

Answer: ATP World Tour has signed a sponsorship deal for five years with Emirates Airlines. The deal will make Emirates Airlines the partner of ATP World Tour from 2016. It is the biggest sponsorship deal in the history of ATP World Tour. The deal is estimated to be worth of $50 million. Through the present deal, Emirates replaces Corona as the tour's main sponsor.

Solution

Answer: The exercise was conducted by the Indian National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). Representatives and rescuers from each of the eight SAARC Nations – participated in the exercise. The prime aim of SAADMEx-2015 is to test coordination efforts, create synergy and synchronize efforts to institutionalise regional cooperation on disaster response. The first of its kind initiative strengthens regional disaster response mechanism amongst the SAARC countries.

Pfizer has partnered with which Indian institute for launching an incubation accelerator to support healthcare innovation in India?

1.

IIT-Delhi

2.

IIT-Madras

3.

IIT-Bombay

4.

IIT-Guwahati

5.

IIT- Kanpur

Solution

Answer: Pfizer enters into an agreement with IIT-Delhi to launch an incubation accelerator to support healthcare innovation in India. The partnership intends to support individuals and start-ups for converting healthcare ideas into patents. Through this initiative, legal and services support for those seeking assistance for filing a patent will also be provided.

Facebook has partnered with which which of the following telecom operator for offering its, ‘Free Basics,’ service across India?

1.

Airtel

2.

Aircel

3.

Reliance Communications

4.

Tata Docomo

5.

Idea

Solution

Answer: 'Free Basics' initiative of Facebook with its telecom partner Reliance Communications was launched across India. The initiative offers free access to about 32 apps and websites in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Goa. Currently, the service is available in more than 24 countries with 15 million users. The initiative intends to provide free Internet access to the developing countries.

Lucy is a skeleton that was found 41 years ago by palaeontologists and was considered the crucial link between Apes and Homo Sapiens, was found in which of the following countries?

1.

Nigeria

2.

Ethiopia

3.

Mali

4.

South Africa

5.

Rwanda

Solution

Answer: It was found in Ethiopia. It helped paleontologists understand the evolution of apes into bipedal humans. Palaeontologists have estimated that the australopithecus would have estimated in the region of Ethiopia before 3.2 million years. Having analysed the bones, structure of her knee and spine curvature of Lucy, Paleontologists have discovered that she spent most of her time walking on two legs.